01 - WELCOME TO PERFORMANCE

We have another great Performance Magazine full of diverse stories for you this time. The motorsport year is in full swing so of course we’ve taken a look around some of the many championships where our products are used...

On four wheels the Nürburgring 24 hours was once again exciting and Audi took a great victory with their new Audi R8 GT3. Looking at two wheels, at the pinnacle we have MotoGP where a rejuvenated Valentino Rossi is back in the championship fight. At the time of writing he’s leading the title race and we have seen some great on track battles between Rossi, Lorenzo and Marquez. We’ve also seen important results in many national championships, and summarised some of the motorsport success so far this year in this issue.

This edition also contains an insider view of the technologically advanced Yamaha YZF-R1M from its World launch in Australia, an unbelievable Supercar from Canada and a look at the fast, frantic and frozen world of ice racing.

We also take a look at the new product line from Öhlins aimed at Harley-Davidson riders, the Öhlins Blackline range.

As well as current racing successes we look back at some of the Champions who have made Öhlins ‘famous’ – in our Hall of Fame.

During the spring we also redesigned our website and have included a new easy to use product database, which is just one of many additions to the new www.ohlins.com.

Enjoy the read and as always we welcome your feedback on what you want to see and read!